Brake-support for vehicle-axles.



E .E. ARNOLD. BRAKE SUPPORT FOB VEHICLE AXLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1912.

1,162,737. Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

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COLUMBIA FLANOGRAPH CO..WASHINGTON. D. c.

V E. E. ARNOLD. BRAKE SUPPORT FOR VEHILE AXLES. APLICATION FILED MAY 4. 1912.

1,162,737. Patented Dec. -7, 1915.

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AXLE COMPANY, ID

EBAEE-SUPPUBT EGB VEICLE-QLES.

Speeficacn of Letters Pstent.

int miteti Dec. %1915,

Application filed May 1933. Serial Ne; 655353.

To (LZZ whom 'it me?) concern Be it known that, EDWIN E. Annora), a citizen of the United States ot America, residing at Detroit, in the County oi' Wayne and State of Michigamhave invented certain new and'use't'ul lmprovements in Brake- Supports for X ehicle-Axles, ot' which' the following is a specification, reterence being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Tn the present state of the art inmotor vehicle censtructions it is usual to arrange brakes at opposite ends ot' the drive axle casing which engage brake tlanges directly connected with the driving wheels. This brake mechanism usually comprisin` both an internal and external brake, is mounted upon a stationary head or support secured to the axle case and which usually is formed of a cast and machined member.

The object of the'present intention is to simplify and cheapen the Construction by substituting for this machined brake sup port, a main body portionformed of pressed sheet metal member or members.

A further feature et' the invention is the combination with this pressed sheet metal body, the ittings 't'ormed of castings or forgings and which constitute the various bearings and fulcrums :for the brake mech' anism.

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a section through my improved brake support as applied to a Vehicle axle, the section being in the plane of the axis; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the body portion of the head before the fittings are attached thereto; and Fig. 3 is an elevation o' the body portion showing a slightly modified form.

A is a disk-shaped member pressed from sheet metal and provided at its pcriphery with the turned fiange B t'orming a strengthening and stitl ening rib. At the center of this member the metal is pressed te form a cylindrical sleeve or hub G for itting over the axle case and which emerges into the body ot' the disk through a rounded tillet El E is a second member also tormed from pressed sheet metal and having; a sleeve pertion F for tting the contracted outer end of the axle, a rounded fillet G, and a disk portion H which is parallel to the disk portion of the member A. The member E is Secured to the member A by any suitable means such as bolting or rireting` but pret'- erably by spot welding, as ndicated at I;

Thus the two members A and E together form a supporting body having oppostely pro1ect1ng hub portions which fit ever the axle and are Secured thereto by riveting or other suitable means.

i To secure the brake mechanism upon the support or head member, it is necessary to provide a number ot' bearings or anchorages. Thus where there is both an internal and external brake, pivoted bearings must be provided for each pair of breke shoes or straps, and fulcrum bearings for the Operating levers. The sheet metal has not sutticient body to permit of direct attachment of the pins'thereto or to form a fulcrum hearing' directly thereon. T have therefore provided a plurality ot' fittings J, K and L which nay be formed of separate forgings or castings and which are accurately positioned on the brake head by en- 'agement with stamped apertures therein. The fitting J carries the pins M and N i'orming the respective pivotal connections for the external and internal brake shoes. The fitting K forms the fulcrum member L, the external brake levers and the fitting L, a journal for the rock shaft which operates the internal brake mechanism. These fittiugs may be Varied according to the specific Construction of brake mechanism employed but in each instance they Supplement the sheet metal structure by atording the necessary hearing' surface and of the proper form. l'Vith the Construction as described it is obvious that the sheet metal parts being fol-med with dies are absolutely accurate in size and require no machining. The auxiliary fittings are all comparatiyely small and the cost of manufacturing the same is Very slight in comparison with the cost of torming them integral with the body portion of the support.

Vi hat T claim as my invention is:

*1. A brake support, comprising a pressed sheet metal disk-shaped member having a central sleeve projecting from ene side thereof, a second pressed sheet-metal member forming an oppositely-extending sleeve with a portion parallel to said disk sccured thereto, and auxiliary fittings mounted upon the disk portion of said member.

2. The combination with a rehicle axle, of a brake support theretor comprising a pressed sheet metal disk-shaped member having an integral sleeve for titting the axle, and a'projeeting main body portion and a pluralty of fittings of a size correspon'dng to but :L 'segment of said disk; shaped member, said 'fittings' being Secured to adjacent segmental portons ofsaid body portion.

'3. The combination with a Vehcle axle, of a breke support therefor conprising a pressed sheet metal dsk-shaped member having :n nner sleeve projectng from one side thereof adapted to fit the -axle, and a transversely extendng fiange postoned `at its perpheral portion, a second sheet metal member formng an? oppostely extendng membe', and an auxilary fittingcor'espondn'g to but a segment of the dsk-shapedporton of sad member, sad fittng beng se- 'cur'e'd to a segmental portion of said member, and consttutng 'a bearng for the bra l'ze lntestinony whereof I afix Iny signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN E. ARNOLD. witnesses: i

JAMES P. BARRY,: t DELBERT COLLINS.

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